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just text sandy to 25543. you'll be signed up immediately and start getting 9news alerts. >>> as the storm progresses, we want to hear from you. let us know what you and your family are going through. you can post information to our wusa9 facebook fan page as well as send us storm photos. >>> we're approaching high tide in alexandria. >> jessica doyle filed this report just a few minutes ago. >> reporter: this is jessica doyle reporting from old town alexandria. i wanted to give you a quick update on what the potomac is doing. as you can see, it's about a foot from jumping the bank here. what we've been seeing is that the river has been rising at about half a foot every 30 minutes. we're still a ways away from high tide which is due to take place at 8:45 this morning. the likelihoods if the river keeps rising at the pace that we've seen it this morning, it is likely to jump the bank as of my estimation. we're going to stay here in old town alexandria bringing you the latest coverage of the situation here. the
just text sandy to 25543. you'll be signed up immediately and start getting 9news alerts. >>> as the storm progresses, we want to hear from you. let us know what you and your family are going through. you can post information to our wusa9 facebook fan page as well as send us storm photos. >>> we're approaching high tide in alexandria. >> jessica doyle filed this report just a few minutes ago. >> reporter: this is jessica doyle reporting from old town alexandria. i...
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and that is where sandy hit first. summers point, new jersey is ten miles down the road from a devastated atlantic city. >> half of summers point in our backyard. our entire dock. our shed came down. devastating. >> reporter: the storm destroyed the town's beloved fishing pier, the pavilion now sits in the bay. an emergency responder here for 36 years said it's the worst he's ever seen. >> our fishing pier is now a gazebo in the water. >> came right off. >> yep. the docks here are gone. >> reporter: though a piece of summers point nostalgia is all but gone the feeling for many residents is relief. >> we're safe. we're safe. the houses were safe. just a lot of clean up and mess and i guess money. >> reporter: but as bad as it is in summers point it's worse out on the barrier islands like ocean city that line new jersey's coast. when sandy came ashore she hit here first. tom and eileen feel lucky to be alive. >> lost our fingernails watching the news over the last couple of days and not to say we're not devastated. but w
and that is where sandy hit first. summers point, new jersey is ten miles down the road from a devastated atlantic city. >> half of summers point in our backyard. our entire dock. our shed came down. devastating. >> reporter: the storm destroyed the town's beloved fishing pier, the pavilion now sits in the bay. an emergency responder here for 36 years said it's the worst he's ever seen. >> our fishing pier is now a gazebo in the water. >> came right off. >> yep....
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super storm sandy made landfall late monday. a wet and windy nightmare. >> we knew this was going to be a great, dangerous storm. the storm met our expectations. >> reporter: sandy exceeded them. around 9:00 p.m. the storm produced a record surge at battery park in manhattan. 13.88 feet. breaching the sea wall and flooding the area. manhattan's waterfront seemed to disappear as the surge rushed over the wall. >> unknown. storm of the century. >> reporter: roads and cars were quickly covered. ground zero was engulfed. across the harbor in brooklyn, there was so much flooding around coney island that emergency responders couldn't reach the area. corrosive sea water headed underground into new york city subway and commuter tunnels. to prevent further damage power was deliberately cut to 6500 customers in manhattan. but that's not why the skyline went dark. this is. explosion at a con edison plant, more than eople across the city lost power.pital was one of them. doctors and patients were forced to leave late last night when backup
super storm sandy made landfall late monday. a wet and windy nightmare. >> we knew this was going to be a great, dangerous storm. the storm met our expectations. >> reporter: sandy exceeded them. around 9:00 p.m. the storm produced a record surge at battery park in manhattan. 13.88 feet. breaching the sea wall and flooding the area. manhattan's waterfront seemed to disappear as the surge rushed over the wall. >> unknown. storm of the century. >> reporter: roads and cars...
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the damage from sandy is staggering. more than 50 dead and nearly 7 million people without power. >> the storm has crippled travel along the east coast. we are inside an airline command center to see the struggle to get back to normal. >> and a massive construction crane continues to dangle over midtown manhattan. john miller takes us inside what went wrong. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> it's the worst thing that happened in this city, certainly, since 9/11. >> millions in the northeast struggle in the wake of hurricane sandy. >> the death toll continues to rise as a result of the storm. >> more than 6.5 million people are still without electricity. >> very difficult day. >> new jersey certainly hit the hardest. >> itis sight of devastation that makes it look as if there had been a bombing there. >> rescue teams trying to go house to house helping those who could not leave on their own. >> trapped in their house for 24 hours now. no cold. no heat. no electri
the damage from sandy is staggering. more than 50 dead and nearly 7 million people without power. >> the storm has crippled travel along the east coast. we are inside an airline command center to see the struggle to get back to normal. >> and a massive construction crane continues to dangle over midtown manhattan. john miller takes us inside what went wrong. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> it's the worst...
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that number will be lower because of sandy. just as the criticism is beginning to rise for having that race at all. molly pritz was the top american female finisher at last year's new york marathon. this year she hopes to do better. >> it's a race just to get here. >> reporter: then sandy came along. >> just the devastation of it left me shocked. you never know how hard it will hit. >> reporter: despite flooding and power outages brought by this storm of the century, mayor michael bloomberg said the race will go on. >> there's lots of people that came here. it's a great event for new york. >> reporter: the decision sparked debate on the facebook page of the new york roadrunner's club. the organization responsible for the marathon. this is one of the biggest slaps in the face you can give to responders, victims and survivor of this disaster one member wrote. while another posted new york city needs this race for normalcy. the nypd won't reveal how many first responders will be on hand only telling cbs news there will be adequate
that number will be lower because of sandy. just as the criticism is beginning to rise for having that race at all. molly pritz was the top american female finisher at last year's new york marathon. this year she hopes to do better. >> it's a race just to get here. >> reporter: then sandy came along. >> just the devastation of it left me shocked. you never know how hard it will hit. >> reporter: despite flooding and power outages brought by this storm of the century,...
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the aftermath of sandy remains overwhelming. the death toll soars and 5 million people remain without power. >> massive gas shortages are causing anger and panic. but subways and planes begin to move slowly. >>> presidential campaign gets busy again. we'll check with the newest polls with just five days to go. >>> we begin with a lock at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you rebuild. >>> the northeast begins its long road to recovery. >> death toll from sandy is now up to at least 74. >> 5 million customers are still waiting for the power to come back on. >> debris from this massive storm is stacked on streets and new jersey neighborhoods. >> when i left, everything was intact. >>> there are long lines for hard hit areas. >> i've got no gas. >> bus service is limited. subway service will begin this morning. >> as much as the water has gone down, we're at two levels, we're at the the level before yo
the aftermath of sandy remains overwhelming. the death toll soars and 5 million people remain without power. >> massive gas shortages are causing anger and panic. but subways and planes begin to move slowly. >>> presidential campaign gets busy again. we'll check with the newest polls with just five days to go. >>> we begin with a lock at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you...
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hurricane sandy slams the east coast. it threatens some 50 million people and will impact travel across the nation. we'll hear from our correspondents along the east coast where sandy is already causing big trouble. but first, here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we have been covering on "cbs this morning." >> it's going to be fearsome. we'll see. hang on tight. >> hurricane sandy is having a major ripple effect across the country. damage could be historic. >> conditions have gotten significantly worse here in atlantic city in the past hour or so as we await sandy's landfall later this evening. >> bridges and tunnels could be next as the storm gets closer to shore. >> the surge of water could be as high as 11 12 feet. that would get over the wall. >> at this moment what is your biggest worry? >> people haven't evacuated. we have got a lot of things to do with damages. >> what was the worst case scenario look like in new york city? >> blackouts. you know, extended ackouts. >> wall street closed. they did
hurricane sandy slams the east coast. it threatens some 50 million people and will impact travel across the nation. we'll hear from our correspondents along the east coast where sandy is already causing big trouble. but first, here's a look at what's happening in the world and what we have been covering on "cbs this morning." >> it's going to be fearsome. we'll see. hang on tight. >> hurricane sandy is having a major ripple effect across the country. damage could be...
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after hurricane sandy. wow. >>> trouble and tragedy, as you know, can certainly bring a community together. we've seen many moving examples of that this week. michelle miller has some examples of not so random acts of kindness. >> reporter: tans knee yan born berita was back on kitchen duty. she reigned alone as top chef. you were the only one cooking? >> yes. >> reporter: how many people did you cook for? 9400. >> reporter: the covenant house resident whipped up 1200 meals a day for two days straight. but she was far from the only one who went beyond the call of duty. >> i was a little bit afraid because i thought the water was actually going to come here, into our building. >> reporter: on a chaotic night, lisa denslow was charged with keeping it together for 30 0 deans, young mothers and their infants. by late tuesday she and a few 72 hours without a break.re than don't you have families? don't you have responsibilities? >> i do but my family understands. >> reporter: already filled to capacity, and with
after hurricane sandy. wow. >>> trouble and tragedy, as you know, can certainly bring a community together. we've seen many moving examples of that this week. michelle miller has some examples of not so random acts of kindness. >> reporter: tans knee yan born berita was back on kitchen duty. she reigned alone as top chef. you were the only one cooking? >> yes. >> reporter: how many people did you cook for? 9400. >> reporter: the covenant house resident whipped...
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sandy weakened to a tropical storm temporarily and as i suspected it is back now to hurricane sandy. they reincreased the wind to 75 miles per hour. it has been a dramatic drop in pressure and that's going to be key to watch. this pressure will trop quite a bit more in the next 24 hours and it is possible that sandy is going to get stronger again we're anticipating the storm sunday night early monday morning to be just east of the outer banks and then a landfall anywhere from the delmarva to long island that's where the greatest impacts from the storm it looks like are is going to be at this time. >> david, what areas do you think are likely to get hit the worst in this at this point? i know it looks like it's headed for new jersey. how deep in could it go? >> it could go well inland and again not too important focus on where the center of the storm makes landfall due to the sheer size of this. in fact storm surge risk is extreme. the risk for flooding here may be some of the greatest flooding that people have seen in their local areas maybe in their lifetime. a lot of those because
sandy weakened to a tropical storm temporarily and as i suspected it is back now to hurricane sandy. they reincreased the wind to 75 miles per hour. it has been a dramatic drop in pressure and that's going to be key to watch. this pressure will trop quite a bit more in the next 24 hours and it is possible that sandy is going to get stronger again we're anticipating the storm sunday night early monday morning to be just east of the outer banks and then a landfall anywhere from the delmarva to...
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>> listen sandy was off the chart. climate change made it worse. but sandy was off the charts. however, very much the new norm wral that we're seeing more extreme weather. bigger storms more often. heat waves, drought like we saw this summer, fires. and we've had three of our highest flood events in new york city out of the top ten three since 1900 three has come since the last three years. >> the real damage from hurricane sandy came from the rising sea levels. what role did they play inis? >> new york city has seen about a foot-and-a-half of sea level rise since 1850. slightly more than half of that is from global warming melting ice, expanding seas. so the surge got about a foot higher because of this because of this increase in sea level. it still would have been awful without that extra foot. but every foot made a difference. every inch makes a difference. would the transformer have blown up. would a particular spot have been plugged. some places have been spared. >> would the tunnels and subways under water. >> as it shifts to a conversation about rebuilding you heard fro
>> listen sandy was off the chart. climate change made it worse. but sandy was off the charts. however, very much the new norm wral that we're seeing more extreme weather. bigger storms more often. heat waves, drought like we saw this summer, fires. and we've had three of our highest flood events in new york city out of the top ten three since 1900 three has come since the last three years. >> the real damage from hurricane sandy came from the rising sea levels. what role did they...